How Does Sclerotherapy Remedy Spider Veins

Injection therapy otherwise known as Sclerotherapy can minimize existing varicose veins or spider veins and even make them totally disappear but unfortunately, it cannot prevent new veins from appearing.

Varicose veins appear when a person ages, when they sit or stand for too long, due to some medication or it may be hereditary. The veins are red and blue and look quite horrible. The person with varicose or spider veins is very conscious of herself and would surely like to get rid of them. These problems affect more women than men. Men can hide the unsightly ones in the leg hair and avoid any treatment but for women especially fashion conscious ones who would like to wear all types of dresses, varicose veins need treatment. Sclerotherapy, which is non-invasive, non-surgical, simple and swift therapy, is the answer. It can be used on anyone who needs the treatment.

Sclerotherapy consists of injecting a solution directly into the veins to make them fade or go away. The needles used are very fine and so there is hardly any pain. The solution may cause a burning sensation but it is bearable. Within a couple of weeks the results can be seen. The veins will break down and disappear. These are a part of the venous system but they are not important ones and the body can do without them. In fact the body may function better if these are removed.

Spider veins have a nucleus with thin veins radiating from it. They are also bad looking. They can be removed by sclerotherapy and if one treatment is not enough or satisfactory, the patient can always opt for multiple treatments. The cost is affordable and the procedure can be done at anytime simply because it takes hardly half an hour to an hour for the treatment and there is no recovery period or any restriction regarding activities. However the patient should be careful not to stretch or bend or squat for a few days after the treatment.

One of the best things about this procedure is that the results are immediate and the patients normally leave feeling very satisfied. These existing varicose and spider veins can be removed but they cannot be prevented from coming again which is probably the biggest drawback of this procedure. Anyone thinking of going for this procedure should keep in mind that sclerotherapy is not a preventive procedure but a corrective one.